seed strings...
Chris,
I know of this silver bullet thoery, and have a question about
seeds. Internally, most seeds look alike. Now stay with me on this one.
lets say my female flower is a 5 lober... ANd I use 2 males to
pollinate. If I some how manage to only properly pollinate 4 of the 5
lobes, the pumpkin still grows, but will that row of seeds on the
improperly pollinated lobe mature properly? Or putting in in a deeper
perspective, and keeping in mind corn needs one grain per kernel for
pollination, would some seeds not be as potent due to lack of male
pollen? If so, this enhances the silver bullet thoery, and also makes
one wonder about the empties we get once in a while with seeds.. Lastly,
what is your theory on why Gerrys 1131 had immature seeds? DO you
believe on a sstrain reaching the end of the line, and therefore
aborting its future offspring, or is this just something that happens..
?
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***Rocky Rockwell***
http://home.cyber-quest.com/rocky.r
"Woodchuck - The Other White Meat"
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